Summit (NJ) 2015 three-sport standout Zanelli picks Providence for lacrosse
Playing three sports has helped Chris Zanelli become an appealing college recruit in lacrosse. The junior midfielder at New Jersey power Summit has a combination of strength and speed developed through playing football and skills and unselfishness acquired by playing hockey. Zanelli’s college destination is Providence College, a commitment first reported by Joe Lombardi when […]
Summit (NJ) 2015 standout Andrew Helmer’s next stop will be at Syracuse
Andrew Helmer will be going from Summit to Syracuse. The Class of 2015 standout, one of the top defensemen in New Jersey, verballed committed to the Orange. The 6-foot-2, 175-pound Helmer, who is also a football standout, earned a starting job for Summit’s lax team this past spring, earning all-county second-team honors, and finishing the […]
Seton Hall Prep junior defender Sanczyk set on Air Force
One of the major upsets of the season in tristate varsity lacrosse was sprung by Seton Hall Prep. It happened May 25 as the Pirates stunned previously unbeaten Delbarton 10-8 in the New Jersey Non-Public A state semfinals. Delbarton entered the game ranked No. 1 nationally. “Our coach, Dave Giarusso, told us going into it […]
Mountain Lakes (NJ) sophomore Smith decides on Duke
Brad Smith fits the mold of a major Division I midfielder perfectly. The sophomore at New Jersey power Mountain Lakes has good size, athleticism, field vision, dodging ability and a high lacrosse IQ. Those attributes made him a target of many of the nation’s top programs. Late last month, as first reported at Twitter.com/joe_lombardi, Smith […]
Delbarton (NJ) junior Marone follows father’s path to Delaware
Here come the Green Wave juniors. New Jersey powerhouse Delbarton School has 11 seniors who have committed to play at the collegiate level. The number of 11th-graders, meanwhile, continues to grow. The most recent junior commit comes from Matt Marone. Marone has verbally committed to the University of Delware, where his father, Mike, a 1982 […]
Player’s perspective: Christian Cuccinello, Mountain Lakes (NJ) attackman
Any discussion of the upper echelon teams in the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region, must include Mountain Lakes. The Garden State powerhouse is eager to win a Tournament of Champions title in 2013 for what would be the first time since 2008. As you will hear more about, […]
